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Scientific Management [Taylorism]
Theories
Henry Gantt's Task and Bonus System
Characteristics (Peterson, 1987)
A standard time is fixed for completing the work
A bonus ranging from 25% to 50% is paid for completing the task in less than standard time
A worker taking standard or more time gets wages on hourly rate
Frederick Taylor's Scientific Management
Principles (Turan, 2015)
Scientific selection of employees
Workers work, managers manage
Division of labour and scientific design of work
Workers and managers co-operate
Frank and Lillian Gilbreth's management theory
Key Aspects (Peek, 2023)
Focus on the incremental study of motions and time
Reduce the number of motions in a task
Increase efficiency to increase profit and worker satisfaction
Implement (Peek, 2023)
Establish standard operating procedures
Ask employees for their input
Rearrange workspaces
How it has developed
due to
technology developments, emerging leadership philosophies, evolving organizational needs.
Critiques and Modifications
Integration with Contemporary Management Practices
Expansion of Concepts
Technology and Digital Transformation
Emergence of Principles
Evolution of modern management (Uddin and Hossain, 2015)
modern management
=
scientific management
+
behavioural science (Uddin and Hossain, 2015)
systematic, adjustive, human contribution, employee wellbeing
=
scientifically controlled, bureucratic, adminstrative
+
motivation, support, workplace socialization, employee benefits
Connection between theories and developments
3 main stages of scientific management
behavioural management [John B. Watson]
3 main concepts (Kimball, 2010)
motivation
human behaviour
leadership and communication
use to
enrich healthy relationships, effective communication, collaborative decision-making, empowerment for employees
focuses on the human aspect of management and emphasizes the importance of understanding and motivating employees
modern management [Peter Drucker]
comparison between scientific management and modern management (Uddin and Hossain, 2015)
scientific management
Effective and formulated procedure followed in order to complete
a project
Main focus is the accomplishment of task with fixed and pre-
defined effort for maximum output
Introduced through scientific experiment
Master and sub-ordinate relationship where managers set
standard rules and objectives for employees
modern management
Controlled way of process planning, organizing, monitoring,
coordinating and commanding with additional steps of amendment
Evolved through scientific management with adjustments
Main focus is the long term functional output together with
employees productivity increase
Conductive and monitored work environment within the organization where different levels of employee feedbacks are considered and analyzed as a part of product road map set up
builds upon the principles of scientific management
classical management [Frederick Winslow Taylor]
3 main concepts (villanovau, 2022)
specialization and division of labour
incentives
Hierarchical Structure
summery and the connection of 3 stages
In the Classical approach people were treated as machine and money was used as motivation. Production was given more priority with labour and money. Classical management theory is based on the belief that workers only have physical and economic needs.
Behavioural approach starts treating people as resources rather than machines. It started understanding people needs, thinking and how to get maximum production from people.
Modern management is situation based. Decision is taken based on situation and human are treated as resources. This approach is an improvement upon both the classical and neo-classical/behavioural approach to management.
Real life examples
Fast food restaurants
Mc Donald's (markadrianus , 2014)
specialized training of staffs and division of labour
example
employees are assigned to carry out different tasks such as food preparing, food serving, order taking, cleaning
developed a uniform method
to
each worker to perform their individual job
competitive wage and promotion programs
to
recognize and reward the hard work
technology intergration
to
enhance the productivity, efficiency and accuracy
example
self-ordering kiosks and mobile apps enable customers to place their orders seamlessly, reducing waiting times and improving order accuracy.
Starbucks
use standardized processes for
coffee brewing, coffee preparation, customer services
continuous developments improvements on customer feedback, evaluate the processes and make changes if needed
time and motion studies
application
find best efficient way to make beverages and to manage peek hours by improving service speed and handling customers
Amazon
technology integration
example
replaces the human capital with robots(Carleton, 2021)
workforce planning and job design
jobs are assigned due to specialized areas of employees
FedEx
Apple
advocated by
Federick W. Taylor
meaning (MasterClass, 2021)
management of a company, sector, or economy based on efficiency principles discovered via research into working and producing processes, particularly through time-and motion studies.
FORDISM (Bongdap, 2022)
found by Henry Ford
updated scientific management
a technological system that relies on mass manufacturing using assembly-line techniques for success and tries to boost production efficiency primarily through carefully managed breakdown and linking of production procedures
principles
Works best in repetitive, complex tasks
Requires a stable environment
Does not easily allow for flexibility or changes.
currently used in
automotive industries
garment and clothing industries
shoe manufacturing industries
REFERENCES
Bongdap, N. N. (2022) Fordism definition and examples. Available at:
https://www.financialfalconet.com/fordism-definition-examples-fordist-theory/?utm_content=cmp-true
(Accessed: 10 July 2023).
Carleton, L. A. (2021) SCIENTIFIC MANAGEMENT & AMAZON: The Mechanization of the Human. Available at:
https://hyperhuxley.medium.com/scientific-management-amazon-the-mechanization-of-the-human-317f908ebe45
(Accessed: 10 July 2023).
Kimball, C. P. (2010) ‘The Concept of Behavioral Specificity: Three Concepts ’, Psychother Psychosom , 38(1-4), pp. 32-38.
markadrianus , m. (2014) Scientific Management of McDonald’s. Available at:
https://michaelmarkadrianus.wordpress.com/2014/05/06/scientific-management-of-mcdonalds/
(Accessed: 10 July 2023).
MasterClass, (2021) Understanding Taylorism: The History of Scientific Management Theory. Available at:
https://www.masterclass.com/articles/understanding-taylorism-the-history-of-scientific-management-theory
(Accessed: 10 July 2023).
Peek, S. (2023) The Management Theory of Frank and Lillian Gilbreth. Available at:
https://www.business.com/articles/management-theory-of-frank-and-lillian-gilbreth/
(Accessed: 07 July 2023).
Peterson, P. (1987) ‘Training and development: the view of Henry L Gantt (1861-1919)’, SAM Advanced Management Journal, 52(1), pp. 20-23.
Turan, H. (2015) ‘Taylor’s “Scientific Management Principles”:Contemporary Issues in Personnel Selection Period’, Journal of Economics, Business and Managemen, 3(11), pp. 2-5.
Uddin, N. and Hossain, F. (2015) ‘Evolution of modern management through Taylorism: An adjustment of scientific management comprising behavioural science’, Volume 62, pp. 578-584.
villanovau, (2022) What is Classical Management Theory?. Available at:
https://www.villanovau.com/resources/leadership/classical-management-theory/
(Accessed: 10 July 2023).